Free Claude and ChatGPT are cooked.
Used to grind research on free tiers a few months back. Now? Forget it. Rate limits, degraded models, constant throttling.
Infra costs are bleeding these companies dry. They're quietly squeezing free users out.
$20/month is the new baseline if you're serious. Honestly feels like a steal for what you get—but the free lunch is officially over.
If you're still trying to alpha hunt on free tier AI, you're fighting with one hand tied behind your back.
Used to grind research on free tiers a few months back. Now? Forget it. Rate limits, degraded models, constant throttling.
Infra costs are bleeding these companies dry. They're quietly squeezing free users out.
$20/month is the new baseline if you're serious. Honestly feels like a steal for what you get—but the free lunch is officially over.
If you're still trying to alpha hunt on free tier AI, you're fighting with one hand tied behind your back.